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SOUVENIR  BULLETIN 


HAMPDEN-SIDNEY  COLLEGE 


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Volume  IV                                          Number  4 

1776      1911 

SOUVENIR  BULLETIN 

OF 

Hampden-Sidney  College 

(Midwinter  Number) 

Hampden-Sidney,  Va. 

Published  by  the  College                                                                                                                  Entered'at  the  Postoffice  at 
JANUARY— APRIL— JULY— OCTOBER                                                                                           Hampden-Sidney.  Va.,  as  2d  class  matter 

Cushing  Hall — Remodeled 


HAMPDEN-SIDNEY  COLLEGE 

A  SKETCH 


AMPDEN-SIDNEY  COLLEGE  opened  its  doors  on  January  1,  1776.  It  has,  therefore. 
just  passed  the  threshold  of  its  136th  year  of  unbroken  life,  with  a  record  of  service 
rendered  to  God  and  country  that  is  astonishingly  rich  and  fruitful.  In  point  of  age 
Hampden-Sidney  stands  second  among  the  colleges  of  the  Southland,  and  eighth  among  all 
the  institutions  of  learning  in  the  Western  Hemisphere.  It  is  older  by  six  months  than  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  and  older  by    thirteen    years    than    the    Constitution    of    the 

United   States.      During  this  century  and  a  third,  covering  the  lifetime  of  four  generations  of  men,  it 

has  never  closed  its  doors  except  in  vacation. 


Memorial   Hall 


ITS  ESTABLISHMENT 

Tust  136  years  ago,  in  February,  1775,  the  Presbytery  of  Hanover  resolved  to  establish  an  insti- 
tution  which  would  meet  the  educational  needs  of  the  southern  section  of  the  rapidly  growing  Colony 
of  Virginia.  The  site  selected  was  "at  the  head  of  Hudson's  Branch,  in  Prince  Edward  Count)',  on 
an  hundred  acres  of  land,  given  for  the  use  by  Mr.  Peter  Johnston,"  the  grandfather  of  General 
Joseph  E.  Johnston,  of  Confederate  fame,  whose  birthplace,  "Long-wood,"  is  only  a  few  miles  from 
the  College  campus. 

The  Institution  which  came  into  being  at  the  beginning  of   the   tremendous   struggle   that    gave   to 
the   colonies   their   independence   appropriately   received  its  name   from  two  illustrious  champions  of 
English  liberty,  John   Hampden  and  Algernon  Sidney.    The  first  faculty  was  composed  of  four  men- 
all  of  them  graduates  of  Princeton,  and  all  bearing  honored  names  in  the  annals  of  church  and  country. 

Although  the  College  was  established,  and  through  its  early  vears  controlled,  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Hanover,  yet  from  the  first  its  founders  were  insistent  that  it  should  be  free  from  sectarianism,  and  at 
the  same  time  distinctly  Christian.  By  its  charter,  which  was  issued  in  May,  1783,  and  which  has  never 
been  amended  in  any  wise,  the  control  of  the  College  was  transferred  to  a  self-perpetuating  Board  of 
Trustees.  Among  the  charter  members  of  this  Board  we  find  the  names  of  Patrick  Henry  and 
lames  Madison. 


Cushi  \c    I !  \i.i. 


Memorial   Hall 


.NORTH     VIEW     OF    CAM  PI    S 


ITS  THREE-FOLD  AIM 

In  establishing  Hampden-Sidney  College  its  founders  had  in  view  three  distinct,  and  yet  closely 
related,  objects,  viz.  : 

I.     That  Sound  Learning  be  promoted. 

II.     That  the  Principles  of  Liberty  and  Patriotism  be  impressed  upon  the  youth  of  the  land. 
III.     That  True  Religion  be  conserved,  and  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  advanced. 

With  these  principles  as  its  magna  charta  Hampden-Sidney  College  came  into  being  January  1, 
1  776.  and  throughout  its  long  and  memorable  career  has  abundantly  fulfilled  the  high  purpose  of  its 
founders. 

A.  In  Education 

The  College  has  always  stood  for  the  things  that  are  best  in  culture  and  character.  Never  a  large 
institution,  (the  largest  student  body  ever  enrolled  numbering  only  155,)  she  has  placed  the  emphasis 
upon  quality  rather  than  quantity.  A  well-known  man  of  letters,  not  himself  an  alumnus  of  the  Col- 
lege, has  recently  said  that  "Hampden-Sidney  is  one  of  the  few  institutions  that  still  stand  squarely  for 
the  things  that  are  really  worth  while  in  education."     As  a  college  of  liberal  arts  she  has  striven  to  give 


Venable  Hall  (The  Old  Seminary) 

south   view  ok  campus 


Middle  Court 


to  her  sons  that  broad  and  thorough  training  that  will  best  equip  them  for  the  work  of  life.  That  her 
efforts  have  been  singularly  successful  is  attested  1);  the  very  large  number  of  her  sons  who  have  risen 
to  prominence  and  influence  in  their  chosen  calling,  and  who  have  justified  the  familiar  comment,  as 
gratifying  as  it  is  true,  that  "graduates  of  Hampden-Sidney  always  make  good." 

The  extent  of  her  literary  impress  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  nearly  one-half  of  all  her  matriculates 
have    entered    the    learned    professions — Teaching,    Preaching,  Law,  and  Medicine. 

More  than  400  of  her  sons  have  devoted  themselves  to  the  various  departments  of  educational 
work.  Besides  the  immense  number  who  have  engaged  in  what  is  now  termed  "Secondary 
Education,"  she  has  trained  28  presidents  of  colleges  and  universities,  and  100  professors  in  like  institu- 
tions. Of  the  four  Superintendents  of  Public  Instruction  who  have  served  in  Virginia,  Hampden- 
Sidney  has  furnished  the  last  two.  More  significant  still  is  the  fact  that  from  her  faculty,  or  from  her 
student  body,  men  have  gone  forth  to  found  other  great  institutions.  North  and  South,  viz.  :  Washing- 
ton College.  Tennessee;  Union  College,  New  York;  Transylvania  University,  Kentucky;  Tusculum  Col- 
lege. Tennessee:  Franklin  College,  out  of  which  grew  the  University  of  Georgia;  Austin  College, 
Texas;  Central  University  of  Kentucky;  Richmond  College,  Virginia;  The  Medical  College  of  Virginia; 
Stewart  College,  the  original  title  of  S.  \Y.  P.  University;  Princeton  Theological  Seminary;  Union 
Theological    Seminary,    Virginia;     Austin    Theological    Seminary,     Texas;     Kentucky    Seminary    for 


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Alumni    Building — Looking   North 


Young  Ladies;  Shepherd  College,  West  Virginia.  These  and  other  institutions  were  founded,  or  resus- 
citated, by  the  energy  and  talent  of  men  who  had  studied  or  taught  in  the  stimulating  atmosphere  of 
Hampden-Sidney. 

B.  In  Patriotic  Service 

Hampden- Sidney's  contribution  to  the  history  of  state  and  nation  has  been  extraordinarily  large, 
and  is  out  of  all  proportion  to  her  numerical  strength. 

Five  times  since  the  College  was  founded  the  tocsin  of  war  has  sounded,  and  in  each  of  these  wars 
her  sons  have  rallied  to  their  country's  standard — viz.  :  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  the  War  of  1812, 
the  Mexican  War,  the  Civil  War,  and  the  Spanish-American  War. 

Three  times  have  the  students  of  the  College  enlisted  as  a  body  and  marched  to  the  battle's  front. 
In  1777,  at  the  call  of  Governor  Patrick  Henry,  the  Hampden-Sidney  Boys,  under  the  command  of 
(then  Professor  and  later  President)  John  Blair  Smith,  took  the  held  and  marched  to  the  defence 
of  Williamsburg. 

Again,  in  the  War  of  1812,  the  students  of  the  College  organized  themselves  into  a  company, 
chose  one  of  their  own  number,  John  R.  Kirkpatrick,  as  captain,  and  engaged  in  daily  drill  in  prepa- 
ration for  active  service  in  the  field.  This  company  of  youthful  patriots  was  deeply  stirred  by  the 
eloquence  of  John   Randolph  of   Roanoke   (whose  home  was  a   few  miles  distant   from   the  College), 

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"Penshurst,"  Restdence  oi    mi'    Presided 


and  of  President  Hoge — both  of  whom  addressed  the  men  in  ranks.     These  student  patriots  saw  ac- 
tive service  in  the  section  about  Hampton  Roads. 

Again,  in  1861,  at  the  call  of  the  Commonwealth,  to  which  the  Southerner  had  always  been  taught 
his  first  allegiance  was  due,  the  Hampden-Sidney  Boys,  under  the  command  of  President  John  M.  P. 
Atkinson,  promptly  volunteered  and  were  mustered  into  service.  Both  in  the  Revolution  and  in  the 
Civil  War.  when  these  student  companies  were  disbanded,  their  members  passed  into  other  com- 
mands in  those  immortal  armies  commanded  by  Washington  and  Lee,  and  served  until  the  end 
of  the  war.  Altogether  the  College  sent  into  the  armies  of  the  Confederacy  637  men — being  more 
than  the  total  number  of  her  matriculates  during  the  14  years  immediately  preceding  the  Civil  War. 
Two-fifths  of  these  were  commissioned  officers,  ranking  from  Chaplain  through  all  the  grades  to  that 
of  Major-General,  and  beneath  the  sod  of  the  old  Commonwealth  they  loved  so  well  lie  buried  83  ot 
her  gallant  sons  who  "died  on  the  tield  of  honor."  In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  average  annual  en- 
rollment has  been  less  than  75,~itls  probable  that  no  other  college  in  America  can  match  Hampden- 
Sidney's  splendid  record  of  patriotic  service. 

Furthermore,  the  service  the  College  has  rendered  in  times  of  peace  is  scarcely  less  remarkable. 
Hampden-Sidney  has  furnished  one  President  of  the  United  States.  Her  sons  have  sat  in  the 
cabinet,  and  have  gone  as  ambassadors  of  their  country  to  the  courts  of  Europe.     Thirty-three  of  her 

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View   of  Campus — Looking  West.     Chalgrove  Lake 


alumni  have  been  members  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  (Senate  and  House).  In  the  brief 
four  years  of  its  existence  nine  Hampden-Sidney  men  sat  in  the  Confederate  Congress,  including  its 
brilliant  Speaker.  She  has  trained  eight  Governors,  who  have  served  in  six  states — from  Maryland  to 
Missouri.  In  addition  to  those  who  have  adorned  the  Bench  in  other  states  from  New  York  to  Florida 
and  California,  and  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  66  of  her  alumni  have  sat  upon  the  Bench  in  Virginia 
alone,  and  120  have  served  in  the  Legislature  and  in  Constitutional  Conventions  in  this  State.  Besides 
these,  a  great  company  of  her  sons  have  held  prominent  and  influential  place  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  professional  and  business  life. 

C.  In  Religion 

Founded  by  men  who  counted  "the  fear  of  the  Lord  the  beginning  of  wisdom,"  the  College  has 
stood  squarely  for  the  great  fundamental  facts — an  inspired  Bible  and  a  Divine  Christ.  Its  atmosphere 
is  distinctly  Christian.  Four-fifths  of  the  students  are  members  of  some  church.  Besides  maintaining 
their  own  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  the  students  conduct  a  number  of  Sabbath  Schools  within  a  radius  of  Ave 
miles  of  the  College,  carrying  on  with  vigor  the  work  once  done  by  the  students  of  the  Theological  Sem- 
inary. One  of  the  most  noted  educators  of  the  South,  long  familiar  with  the  men  trained  here,  though 
not  himself  of  their  number,  has  recently  declared  tbat  "the  glorious  work  of  Hampden-Sidney  lies 
in  the  type  of  character  she  has  uniformly  produced."  While  rigidly  non-sectarian,  enrolling  stu- 
dents from  every  denomination,  Hampden-Sidney  has  always  been  preeminently  Christian,  and  from 
it  have  gone  forth  streams  that  have  made  glad  the  City  of  God.  Not  a  few  chapters  in  the  history 
of  the  church  at  home  and  abroad  could  never  have  been  written  but   for  the  fruitful  work  done  here. 

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'i     hing    Hall — North    View 


This  College  has  furnished  to  the  ministry  of  the  Gospel  a  number  equal  to  50  per  cent,  of  all  its 
graduates.  Twenty-six  and  a  half  per  cent,  of  all  the  matriculates  at  Union  Seminary  in  Virginia  have 
been  Hampden-Sidney  men.  The  general  catalogue  of  that  institution,  recently  issued,  covered  96  years 
of  active  work.  Fifty-three  colleges  and  universities  have  contributed  to  the  student  body  of  Union,  and 
a  ci  msiderable  number  of  its  matriculates  have  had  no  college  training  at  all ;  yet  more  than  one-fourth  of 
all  its  students  have  been  furnished  by  Hampden-Sidnev.  just  double  the  number  furnished  by  any  oilier 
Institution.  This  record  is  the  more  remarkable  when  we  remember  that  scores  of  Hampden-Sidney  men 
have  pursued  their  theological  studies  elsewhere,  and  that  the  College  has  furnished  to  other  divinity 
schools  a  number  equal  to  30  per  cent,  of  the  splendid  company  of  young  men  whom  she  has  sent  into  the 
ranks  of  the  ministry  through  Union  Seminary.  Quite  naturally  the  large  majority  of  these  have  been 
Presbyterians,  but  the  ministry  of  five  great  denominations  has  been  enriched  by  this  College,  and  among 
the  number  are  three  Bishops  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  According  to  Mr.  John  R.  Mott,  there  are  only 
two  other  colleges  in  the  land  that  have  equalled' the  record  of  Hampden-Sidney  in  this  regard — one  in 
Missouri,  and  the  other  in  Michigan.  But  as  both  of  these  are  comparatively  young,  and  hence  have  not 
been  tested  half  so  long,  and  as  both  are  co-educational,  and  no  doubt  have  included  the  young  women 
who  have  devoted  themselves  to  home  or  foreign  mission  work,  Hampden-Sidney  may  safely  claim 
to  have  sent  a  larger  proportion  of  her  graduates  into  the  ministry  than  any  other  college  in  America. 

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Venable   Athletic   Field 


ITS  PRESENT  STATUS 

This  glorious  record  of  achievement  gives  to  Hampden-Sidney  a  large  place  among  the  forces  that 
have  moulded  the  American  Republic.     Her  past  is  secure.     What  of  her  present? 

A  comparison  will  show  that  the  College  is  fully  maintaining  both  the  standards  and  the  spirit 
of  the  past  and  is  stronger  to-day  than  ever  before.  Of  the  men  whom  she  has  trained  for  advanced 
educational  work,  throughout  her  long  career,  40  per  cent,  arc  nine  in  active  service.  Of  the  great 
company  of  strong  men  whom  she  has  sent  into  the  ministry,  more  than  half  arc  in  harness  to-day,  at 
the  forefront  of  every  great  enterprise  of  the  church,  from  the  shores  of  the  Chesapeake  to  the 
heart  of  far  Cathay.  In  professional  and  public  life  her  sons  still  hold  conspicuous  place.  Witness 
the  fact  that  of  the  ten  most  prominent  state  officials  in  Virginia  to-day,  exactly  one-half  arc  alumni  of 
I  fampden-Sidney. 

In  resources  and  equipment,  also,  there  has  been  distinct  advance.  Her  endowment,  though 
still  very  inadequate,  and,  as  is  true  of  practically  all  her  sister  colleges  in  the  South,  compelling  the 
most  rigid  economy,  has  received  material  additions  in  the  past  two  decades,  and  is  now  larger  than  at 
any  previous  time  in  her  history.  The  erection  of  the  Memorial  Hall  has  given  the  College  a  thoroughly 
modern  and  attractive  chapel,  together  with  lecture  rooms  and  society  halls.    New  departments  have  been 

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The  Library 


added,  the  laboratories  have  been  greatly  improved,  and  a  well-equipped  gymnasium  has  been  provided 
in  the  space  formerly  occupied  by  the  old  chapel.  The  acquisition  of  the  Seminary  property  has 
added  to  the  College  holdings  four  substantial  brick  dwellings,  a  large  dormitory,  and  a  handsome  library 
building.  The  fences  have  been  removed,  and  the  grounds  of  the  Seminary  and  College  thrown  into 
one.  making  a  noble  campus  of  grove  and  greensward,  which  in  natural  beauty  and  extent  prob- 
ably has  no  equal  in  the  South.  The  entire  property  of  the  College  forms  a  compact  tract  of  some  200 
acres.  An  athletic  held,  comprising  about  eight  acres,  and  conveniently  located,  affords  ample  space 
for  all  out-of-door  sports.  These  grounds  form  a  natural  amphitheatre  of  great  beauty,  and  are  ad- 
mirably adapted  to  the  needs  of  the  various  field  and  track  teams,  and  to  the  convenience  of  spectators. 
Recently  the  sum  of  $25,000.00  has  been  expended  in  improvements  upon  buildings  and  grounds. 
Cushing  Hall  has  been  so  completely  remodeled  that  it  is  now  practically  a  new  building,  thoroughly 
modern,  comfortable,  convenient  and  attractive  throughout.  It  is  heated  with  steam,  lighted  with 
gas.  and  has  an  ample  supply  of  baths,  hot  and  cold,  shower  and  plunge,  together  with  the  other 
conveniences  of  modern  life.  Half  a  mile  of  granolithic  walk  has  also  been  laid,  and  steam  heat  and 
gas  have  been  supplied  to  the  Memorial  Hall.  Thus,  while  its  needs  are  many  and  most  urgent,  the 
College  is  better  equipped  for  its  work  and  is  doing  that  work  more  thoroughly  than  at  any  time  in  its 
long  and  fruitful  life. 

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The  College  Church 


Cushing  Hall — Looking   East 


LOCATION 

Hampden-Sidney  College  is  located  where  the  far-sighted  wisdom  of  its  founders  first  placed 
at  Hampden-Sidney,  Prince  Edward  County,  Virginia.    It  is  the  only  college  in  the  section  known^ 
"South-side  Virginia,"  lying  between  the  James  River  and  the  Carolina  line,  and  reaching  from  tt 
mountains  to  the  sea, — a  territory  measuring  about  100  by  250  miles.    Its  railroad  and  express  office 
Farmville,  on  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railway,  which  can  be  reached  from  the  College  in  45  minJ 
utes  over  an  excellent  macadam  road.    It  lies  on  the  crest  of  a  water  shed,  about  700  feet  above  the  sea.^ 
The  climate  is  exceptionally  fine,  being  delightfully  dry  and  bracing,  and  free  from  the  extremes  of 
both  heat  and  cold.     The  extraordinary  healthfulness  of  "The  Hill'  is  frequently  commented  upon. 

The  breadth  and  beauty  of  the  College  campus,  the  atmosphere  of  culture  and  dignity  that  sur- 
rounds it,  its  remarkable  healthfulness,  its- thorough  work,  the  high  character  of  its  faculty  and  student 
body,  and  its  wonderful  record  of  achievement — all  combine  to  make  Hampden-Sidney  an  exceptionally 
desirable  place  at  which  to  secure  a  thorough  education  under  most  attractive  and  congenial  conditions. 

A  catalogue,  or  any  further  information  relating  to  the  College,  will  gladly  be  furnished  on  request. 

Address : 

President  Henry  Tucker  Graham,  D.  D., 

Hampden-Sidney,  Va. 


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